Leeds Rhinos ended their nine-match winless Super League run with a comfortable victory over lowly Widnes.

The win, their first under director of rugby Kevin Sinfield, kept their hopes of reaching the Super 8s alive.

The Mercury Seven were the group of seven Mercury astronauts announced by NASA on April 9, 1959. They are also referred to as the Original Seven or Astronaut Group 1. They piloted the manned spaceflights of the Mercury program from May 1961 to May 1963. These seven original American astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton.

James Edwin "Ned" Doyle (October 23, 1902 – March 5, 1989) was an American advertising executive and a co-founder of the Doyle Dane Bernbach agency established in Manhattan in 1949 and known as DDB. This agency, which he founded with Mac Dane and Bill Bernbach, bears the initials of the last name of each. It now is known as DDB Worldwide and is among the largest global agency networks.

Mac and Me holds a 0% approval rating at review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, and is widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made. It has, however, attained cult status.

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Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart says his next move needs to be "permanent" rather than another loan.

Queen of the South's record appearance holder Allan Ball has died at the age of 75, the Dumfries club has confirmed.

The Englishman, who was a goalkeeper, amassed 731 outings for Queens between 1963 and 1982 and was appointed an honorary director of the club in 2001 - a position he held until his death on Saturday.

A ban on sales of real fur should be considered, a committee of MPs has recommended.

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Ukrainian fighter Oleksandr Usyk beat Russian rival Murat Gassiev by a unanimous decision to become the first man to hold all four world cruiserweight titles.

Fouad Yaha scored four tries as Catalans Dragons confirmed their place in the Super 8s by romping to victory over lowly Salford Red Devils.

Swansea City have lost both their Interwetten Cup matches, against Genoa and FC Magdeburg, on penalty shootouts.

Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt (born Hans Georg Robert Lichtenberg; June 18, 1943) is a German-American entrepreneur best known as the last husband and widower of the late film actress Zsa Zsa Gabor. He changed his name after convincing titular Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt to adopt him as an adult.

1944 – The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland

2008 – Estelle Getty, American actress (b. 1923)

Lawrance "Lawrie" Reilly (28 October 1928 – 22 July 2013) was a Scottish football player. He was one of the "Famous Five", the Hibernian forward line during the late 1940s and early 1950s, along with Bobby Johnstone, Gordon Smith, Eddie Turnbull, and Willie Ormond.

James Allan Holton (11 April 1951 – 4 October 1993) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-back. Holton played for Shrewsbury Town, Manchester United, Miami Toros, Sunderland, Coventry City and Detroit Express.

He played in 15 international matches for Scotland scoring two goals. One of those goals came in a win against Czechoslovakia that helped Scotland qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He played in all three Scotland games at that tournament.

American actress Elmarie Wendel has died at the age of 89, her daughter JC confirmed on Sunday.

The 3rd Rock From The Sun star was best known for her role as beloved landlady Mrs Dubcek on the hit 90s sitcom.

Gidget (February 7, 1994 – July 21, 2009), nicknamed the "Taco Bell Chihuahua", was an advertising figure and mascot for the Taco Bell restaurant chain from May 16, 1993 to October 23, 2004. It was voiced by Carlos Alazraqui, and developed by TBWA. The Chihuahua is a breed commonly associated with Mexico.

Bob Dole turns 95